| Synonym : | Ocimum basilicum L. var. Purpuresence Benth
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| Bangla Name : | Babui tulasi (B), Junga ju (Tanchangya), Chang Giroma (Murong). |
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| English Name : | - |
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| Family : | Lamiaceae |
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| Disease : | Bronchitis, ringworm, cataract, diarrhoea, dysentery, nephritis, neuralgia, expectorant and aphrodisiac. |
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| Description : | A much branched, aromatic undershrub with purple spike. Other characters are more or less same as that of O. basilicum. |
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| Distribution : | Cultivated in jhum in Chittagong Hill Tracts. |
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| Chemical Constituents : | The fresh aerial parts of the plant contain 0.38% essential oil. 62 components were identified in the oil, the major compoments were linalool (29.7%), geraniol (27.7%), geranyl acetate (13.8%), terpinene-4-ol (5.7%). Other notable components were limonene |
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| Uses : | Leaves are used for the treatment of bronchitis, ringworm, cataract, chronic diarrhoea, dysentery, nephritis and neuralgia. Decoction of the leaf is expectorant. Decoction of the root is aphrodisiac. |
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| Habit : | Under shrub |
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